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WSU Football: Five Cougars named to East-West Shrine Bowl watchlist
PULLMAN, Wash. - College football fall camps start next week, marking the height of preseason watchlist season. For Washington State, five Cougars were named to the "East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000," a preseason watchlist of the top NFL prospects eligible for the All-Star game and the NFL Draft. The five Cougars...
Idaho Football Opens Fall Camp on July 31
MOSCOW, Idaho - The Idaho Vandal Football team, picked to finish third in the Big Sky Conference, opens fall camp on July 31 in Moscow. Fall camp scrimmages are scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8 and Saturday, Aug. 17. Five Vandal players earned All-Big Sky Preseason honors and two earned preseason...
Washington leaders unveil innovative fish passage to revive Yakima River Basin salmon
CLE ELUM, Wash. — State, local and tribal leaders gathered Wednesday at the Cle Elum Dam to celebrate the reintroduction of sockeye salmon to the Yakima River Basin and mark the completion of a unique juvenile fish passage facility aimed at solving a longstanding ecological issue.
Rantz: After crime crisis cost him his insurance, business owner vows to stop paying taxes in protest
A local small business owner is losing his insurance policy after three years of “unfavorable loss” due to claims made after tens of thousands of dollars in damages due to the crime crisis. In protest, he exclusively told “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH that he won’t collect taxes for Washington unless he’s able to find an insurance company willing to cover his business.
Battle over Henry’s Lake Flats: Island Park residents protest proposed airport and hotel
ISLAND PARK — Two separate proposals for a private air park/airport and a hotel on the Henry’s Lake Flats are stirring deep controversy in the Island Park community. One hundred fifty residents and landowners in Island Park gathered Monday evening at the Fremont County EMS building on Library Road to protest the developments.
Where rugged meets refined: A look inside Hotel Renegade
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2 News) — With Boise's only year-round rooftop bar, a supper club and a coffee shop, Hotel Renegade is a unique addition to our city. "Hotel Renegade is a brand new hotel in downtown Boise and is an opportunity for people to explore their inner rebel," said Hotel Renegade General Manager Jussi Santa. "We want to be a little edgy with our service while also blending what makes Boise unique and friendly."
Payette Summer School Program holds Mock Chamber of Commerce
PAYETTE – Wednesday, July 17th, Payette Schools held a Junior Chamber of Commerce, where Summer School students worked on creating their own business within the Treasure Valley. Payette is home to Teachers for America’s (TFA). Every summer they help teach the summer program at Payette to learn and get...
Troy Reinbold resigns from West Bonner School Board
The West Bonner County School District is down to four trustees after Troy Reinbold advised fellow board members he was stepping down due to work and family commitments. "Finally, I would like to thank Trustee Reinbold for his service over the last 4-plus years," board chair Margaret Hall told the Daily Bee. "He brought to the table an important, valuable and unique perspective."
Meridian tiny home case sees ruling after two years
After two years, Chasidy Decker’s tiny home lawsuit against the city of Meridian has come to a close. On Tuesday, Judge Jason Scott ruled against Decker and Robert Calacal’s lawsuit, which challenged Meridian’s ban on tiny homes on wheels. Decker moved to Leisure Lane in Meridian in May 2022, sharing a lot with Calacal’s home after agreeing to pay rent to Calacal every month. ...
Meridian proposes $256 million budget, Moyle tees off on Simison
Meridian’s roughly $256 million budget will head into a public hearing after several work sessions to settle on a budget that hikes property taxes and foregone tax revenue that went unspent in previous years. Meridian Mayor Robert Simison has been up front about his intention to request a full...
New mocktail bar brings active night life to downtown Rexburg
REXBURG – Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name … or at least the type of environment you enjoy hanging out in. The latter is the focus of a new mocktail bar at 32 College Avenue in Rexburg called Fizz Rizz. The non-alcoholic bar opened July 4 and offers daiquiris, pina coladas, margaritas, flavored sodas and more. It also has pool tables and arcade games. A space to have dances and live performances is in the works.
Montana Little League Softball squad loses to Idaho in semifinals, still alive for World Series trip
The Boulder-Arrowhead/Big Sky (BABS) majors softball team fell to Eagle, Idaho 10-5 on Wednesday in the winner's bracket semifinals of the Little League Softball Northwest Region Tournament. Montana led 2-1 going into the third inning, but Idaho struck for four runs in the third and five more in the sixth...
Special Offer: COMPANY at Nampa Civic Center
Music Theatre of Idaho will present Stephen Sondheim's "Company" at Nampa Civic Center Nampa, ID — The Music Theatre of Idaho (MTI) is excited to present Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical "Company" at the Nampa Civic Center from Thursday, July 25 to Saturday, July 27. Each performance will be a...
Local fire agencies are gathering donations for Durkee firefighters
KUNA, Idaho — Last Saturday, a team from the Nampa and Kuna wildfire task force were deployed to help combat wildfires in the State of Oregon. With multiple local firefighters on the line, multiple agencies in the Treasure Valley area are asking the community for help with gathering supplies.
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